Albula virgata
Albula virgata[1] is a species of marine fish found in the Hawaiian Islands. It is known commonly as the longjaw bonefish. They grow up to 32 cm (13 in).
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Taxonomy
Albula virgata was first described by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan and his son Edward Knight Jordan in 1922. For decades, it was considered a synonym of either Albula vulpes or Albula neoguinaica.[2][3] It was eventually recognized as a species distinct from Albula argentea.[4]
Description
Albula virgata is similar to A. argentea and A. oligolepis in length of the upper jaw, but differs in having fewer vertebrae and lateral-line scales, as well as having the tip of pelvic fin reaching beyond anterior edge of anus.[4]
Distribution
Albula virgata is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Albula virgata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Whitehead PJP (1986) The synonymy of Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Albulidae). Cybium 10:211–230
- Randall JE, Bauchot ML (1999) Clarification of the two Indo-Pacific species of bonefishes, Albula glossodonta and A. forsteri. Cybium 23:79–83
- Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.
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